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Kountze is a small town of 2,367 people in Hardin County, Texas. It's about 22 miles from Beaumont, TX and 76 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $873 a month.
2,367people
$127kTypical home
$873/moRent
93° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
243Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,367
- Part of a metro area
- About 595 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Houston, TX
- 22 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$803/mo)
- Median rent $873/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (753 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to BPT airport
- 67 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardin County: R+76 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk